 New distant scenes of endless science rise. So pleased at first the towering Alps we try, Mount o'er the vales, and seem to tread the sky ; The eternal snows appear already past, And the first clouds and mountains seem the last : But those attain'd, we...  Shelburne Essays: With the wits - Página 131por Paul Elmer More - 1919Vista completa - Acerca de este libro
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 406 páginas
...attain'd, we tremble to furvey The growing labours of the lengthen'd way, 130 Th' increafmg profpeft tires our wandering eyes, Hills peep o'er hills, and Alps on Alps arife ! A perfeft judge will read each work of Wit With the fame fpirit that its author writ : Survey... | |
 | 1792 - 532 páginas
...thofe attain'd, we tremble to furvey The growing labours of the lengthen'd way, Th' increafing profpeit tires our wandering eyes, Hills peep o'er hills, and Alps on Alps arife. POPE. EMERGING from the vait abyflès of the earth, we proceed once more to contemplate its... | |
 | 1802 - 442 páginas
...the last : But, those attain'd, we tremble to survey The growing labours of the lengthen'd way ; Th' increasing prospect tires our wandering eyes, Hills peep o'er hills, and Alps on Alps arise." MORTIMER. TRUTH. AN INDIAN TALE. 9* m " Truth lies in a well." . JjThls tale^s prefixed to a qollection... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1807 - 474 páginas
...mountains seem the latt : But those attain'd, we tremble to survey The growing labours of the lengthen' d way; The' increasing prospect tires our wandering...eyes, Hills peep o'er hills, and Alps on Alps arise I A perfect judge will read each work of wit With the same spirit that its author writ ; Survey the... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1808 - 702 páginas
...the last: But, those attain'd, we tremble to survey The growing labours of the lengthen'd way; Th' increasing prospect tires our wandering eyes. Hills peep o'er hills, and Alps on Alps arise! A perfect jndge will read each work of wit "With the same spirit that its anthor writ: Survey the whole,... | |
 | British poets - 1809 - 526 páginas
...poetry; in each ^ nameless graces which no methods teach, > I which H master-hand alone can reach. j The' increasing prospect tires our wandering eyes, Hills peep o'er hills, and Alps on Alps arise! A perfect mdge will read each work of wit With the same spirit that its anthor writ; Survey the whole,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 546 páginas
...the last : But, those attain'd, we tremble to survey The growing labours of the lengthened way ; TV increasing prospect tires our wandering eyes, Hills peep o'er hills, and Alps on Alps arise ! A perfect judge will read each work of wit With the same spirit that its author writ : Survey the... | |
 | Increase Cooke - 1811 - 428 páginas
...Alps we try, Mount o'er the vales, and seem to tread the sky ; The eternal snows appear already past, And the first clouds and mountains seem the last:...;. Hills peep o'er hills, and Alps on Alps arise.. Descriptive Pieces. SECTION L The Morning in Summer. The meek ey'd Moon appears, mother of dews, At... | |
 | Joseph Priestley - 1780 - 494 páginas
...Alps we try, Mount o'er the vales, and seem to tread the sky : The eternal snows appear already past, And the first clouds and mountains seem the last ;...eyes, Hills peep o'er hills, and Alps on Alps arise-* Newton, as he had very little knowledge of air, so he had few doubts concerning it. Had Dr. Hales,... | |
 | Richard Lobb - 1817 - 418 páginas
...the last ; But, those attained, we tremble to survey The growing labours of the lengthened way, Th' increasing prospect tires our wandering eyes, Hills peep o'er hills,, and Alps on Alps arise. POJ-E. EMERGING from the vast abysses of the earth, we proceed once more to contemplate its external... | |
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